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Notre Dame, Catholic Diocese, others file suit regarding HHS mandate
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame, the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and several other area organizations filed suit Monday challenging the constitutionality of a federal regulation that requires religious organizations to...Tags: Insurance, Kathleen Sebelius, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Freedom of Religion
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Mississippi abortion case heard by GOP-appointed judge
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Restricting abortion has long been a conservative goal in Mississippi, and now, a Republican-appointed federal judge is considering the constitutionality of the state's stringent new abortion law. Those who know U.S....
Tags: Trent Lott, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Republican Party
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Michigan lawmaker basking in support after vagina backlash
DETROIT (AP) — A state lawmaker from the Detroit area says she's getting support from across the country after she referred to her vagina on the House floor and was banned from speaking the next day. Rep. Lisa Brown, a Democrat from Oakland County,...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Two female Michigan lawmakers silenced after vagina, abortion comments
Freedom of speech has it limits at least in the Michigan House of Representatives. State Reps. Lisa Brown, D-West Bloomfield, and Barb Byrum, D-Onondaga, were told today that they wouldn't be recognized to publicly speak on any matters before the House...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Women's Health, Politics, Social Issues, Republican Party
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Silenced Michigan lawmaker does 'Vagina Monologues'
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A state lawmaker who says she was barred from speaking in the Michigan House because Republicans objected to her saying "vagina" during debate over anti-abortion legislation performed "The Vagina Monologues" on the Statehouse...
Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Abortion
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U.S. women in 20s less likely to get pregnant or have abortion
Reuters(Reuters) - Pregnancy rates for U.S. women in their early 20s fell nearly 18 percent from 1990 to 2008 and their abortion rate dropped by 32 percent, as those women delayed the decision to have a baby and used more effective birth control, said a...Tags: Birth Control, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Social Issues, Abortion, Family Planning
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P-word? OK. The V-word? That's trickier
NEW YORK (AP) — Kayt Sukel, an author who writes about neuroscience and sexuality, has given lectures around the country on the issue. And there's one word, she finds, that never fails to get her audiences squeamish. "There's just something about...Tags: Whitney Cummings, The New York Times, Jon Stewart, The CW (tv network), Republican Party
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Anti-abortion group defends Bishop Jenky's controversial comments
WSBT-TV ReporterNOTRE DAME – A group made up of members from the infamous “ND 88,” people who were arrested and charged with trespassing when President Obama spoke at the university's 2009 commencement, did not hold back during a demonstration outside...Tags: Education, Church and State Relations, Social Issues, Colleges and Universities, Freedom of Religion
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Indiana conservative activists fight gay-support license plates
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gay activists and gay-youth support groups are winning small battles nationwide to stamp specialty license plates supporting their cause, but conservative activists in Indiana are looking to put a dent in that effort.
Indiana...Tags: Jeff Thompson, Planned Parenthood, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Law and Justice
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Anti-abortion group endorses Lugar challenger
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana anti-abortion group became the latest conservative outfit to oppose U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar's re-election bid, saying Thursday it saw a good chance at unseating the veteran Republican lawmaker this May. Indiana...Tags: Richard Lugar, Crime, Law and Justice, Agricultural Research and Technology, Judges, Justice System
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Indiana lawmaker apologizes for Girl Scouts criticism
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana lawmaker is apologizing for the tone of his accusations that the Girl Scouts is a radical group that promotes abortions and homosexuality, but is standing by his criticism of the national group.
Republican Rep....Tags: Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Family Planning
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Indiana lawmaker who called Girl Scouts 'radicalized' standing by comments
We have an update to a story we first brought you Monday that's been getting a lot of attention. The Indiana lawmaker who called the Girl Scouts a “radicalized organization” that supports abortion is standing firmly behind his comments. ...Tags: Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Family Planning
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